Released in March 1976, Status Quo's ninth album was, depending upon how one viewed the last six years of relentless boogie, either the last of the band's "classic" LPs or the first step toward absolute household name-dom that the group has enjoyed ever since.
In fact, of course, it was both.
At its best -- the punchy (and almost presciently punkish) "Is There a Better Way," the sleazy barroom vibe of the title track, and the six-minute closer, "Mystery Song" -- Blue for You married vintage Quo with a progressive eye that boded well for at least another few albums' worth of quality quo-tations.
Elsewhere, however, "Rolling Home," "That's a Fact," and "Rain" suggested a paint-by-numbers approach that hadn't simply isolated all the ingredients that brought the band its mass appeal, it then boiled them down to the lowest common denominator as well.
The arrival, a little more than a year later, of "Rockin' All Over the World" would unequivocally prove which option they preferred.
But Blue for You proves that at least they had a choice.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is There a Better WayAlan Lancaster | Status Quo | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Mad About the BoyRob Young | Status Quo | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Ring of a ChangeRob Young | Status Quo | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Blue for YouRob Young | Status Quo | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | RainRick Parfitt | Status Quo | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | That's a FactRob Young | Status Quo | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Ease Your MindAlan Lancaster | Status Quo | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Rolling Home | Status Quo | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 30 mins | 69 MB | |||||
| 30 mins | 200 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Coghlan | Drums |
| 2 | John David | Composer |
| 3 | Alan Lancaster | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 4 | Roy Lynes | Keyboards |
| 5 | Rick Parfitt | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 6 | Francis Rossi | Guitar, Vocals |
| 7 | Status Quo | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Rob Young | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |